Stories from Thursday, October 18, 2018

A Gideon student was awarded the Karon Campbell Distinguished Alumni Scholarship by the Three Rivers Endowment Trust.   Darian Muse, who is in her third semester of the nursing program at Three Rivers, was selected to receive the funding. The scholarship was made possible by donations in honor of Karon Campbell of Qulin, recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award at Three Rivers. Campbell requested the donations benefit a nursing student who was first in their family to attend college...

If you have driven by the North and South-bound “Welcome to Portageville” signs I-55, you may have noticed the condition of these sign. Installed in panels, it has slowly begun to peel away with every storm and big wind that came through the area. Both signs were repaired last Tuesday. The new signs were installed by Canedy Sign Company...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.  – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will stock rainbow trout in three southeast Missouri lakes, kicking off the annual winter trout program. Perryville’s Legion Lake, Jackson’s Rotary Lake, and Farmington’s Giessing Lake are all locations for the very popular fishing program...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With the quail-hunting season starting Nov. 1, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) advises hunters that overall quail production was about the same as last year, but below the 10-year average. MDC staff note that good hunting can be found in areas with quality habitat in the north and west-central portions of the state...

Information is power. Unfortunately, current rules and regulations are preventing you from having all the information you need when paying for certain prescription drugs. That’s right, red tape and insider deals meant to benefit bottom lines are preventing your local pharmacy from being able to tell you if you could pay less for the same prescriptions. ...

MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Charlotte K. Goodon, 59, died Oct. 15, 2018, at her home in Morehouse. Born Nov. 10, 1958, in Dexter, daughter of Kenneth Charles Goodon and the late Melba Mae Kavy Goodon, she had lived in Malden until moving to Morehouse six months ago. She attended Compassion Church...

DEXTER, Mo. — Vicky Lynn Helgemo of Dexter, 64, died Oct. 16, 2018, at her home in Dexter. Born Aug. 21, 1954, daughter of the late James Earl Rodgers and Shirley Annette (Burnett) Rodgers, she was a homemaker. On March 13, 1974, in Tiptonville, Tenn., she married Larry Duane Helgemo, who survives of the home in Dexter...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Mary Lee Jones, 60, died Oct. 9, 2018, in Cape Girardeau. Born Dec. 31, 1957, in New Madrid, daughter of the late Atlas and Pauline Young Jones, she was a 1976 graduate of Lilbourn High School and earned a Bachelor of Science from Lincoln University in 1984 and a Master of Science in business from Aurora University in 1995. She was a member of Powerhouse Worship Center in Glendale, Ariz...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — On Saturday, local vendors and auto enthusiasts will come together for HopeFest – Drive Out Cancer, to benefit the American Cancer Society’s mission to save more lives from cancer. The event will begin at 11 a.m. at the Davis St. Walking Track/Park in New Madrid. ...

Ciera Hamilton (left), store manager of Sikeston Cato, and Sonya Carter, assistant store manager, arrange a table full of breast cancer awareness items and information in preparation of the fourth annual Project Mammogram which will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...

MATTHEWS, Mo. — Gathered around their teacher, the Matthews kindergarten students are busy sounding out the word in front of them. The first letter is one they are studying. “C” they shout. They dissect the compound word, repeating the first word, “camp.” Then the second word, “out.”...

MATTHEWS, Mo. — When Angie Hanlin became principal at Matthews Elementary School in Matthews, she knew she had challenges ahead. For the previous three years, test scores for Matthews Elementary students in reading and math had declined. As Hanlin searched for a way to turn those numbers around, she turned to the data that Matthews Elementary collects on students...

SIKESTON — A Sikeston man faces multiple felony child pornography charges in Scott County. Joel Craig Williams, 48, is charged with the second-degree felony of promoting child pornography to a minor on or around Aug. 15; two counts of felony possession of child pornography-first offense on or around Oct. 15; and felony failure to register as a sex offender on or around Oct. 15, according to online court records...

CHARLESTON, Mo. – Reeves Boomland is celebrating their 60th anniversary year with a customer appreciation celebration. On Saturday, from noon to 3 p.m., attendees can enjoy free hot dogs and door prizes along with the opportunity to take a picture with “Boomer” the Boomland mascot. The event will be held at their Charleston location which houses the largest fireworks showroom in the country. Besides high-quality...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — This year, the Portageville Chamber of Commerce conclude the annual Soybean Festival with a new event, “The Bean Bash.” This event featured live music by Pocket Change, a band from Poplar Bluff. The Bean Bash brought out people of all ages to enjoy the music. ...

SIKESTON — Giselle Galang and Spencer Williams were named Sikeston High School Students of the Month for October. Sikeston Public Schools Foundation, which sponsors the monthly program, names two seniors each month for the honor during the 2018-2019 school year...

Initiation for the 2018 Astra Club sponsored by Altrusa Club of Sikeston Inc. was recently held. New members are picture front row, from left: Miranda Witt, Brynna Weise, Gracie Barber, Ali Nelson, Shelby Hodgkiss and Rory Jaynes; and back row: Josiah Degen, Kylyn Newton, Regan Collins , Katie Shimon, Samantha Keller, Raghad Alkilani, Ella Crader and Cameron Schlosser...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — A chilly morning parade featuring fire trucks and Redhawk pride launched Southeast Missouri State University Homecoming activities Saturday. Southeast alumnus Sherry Jennings owns Mississippi Mutts on Broadway in Cape Girardeau -- located along the parade route -- and was observing from inside her business...

Evangeline DePriest waits as she gets a copy of “You Carried Me: A Daughter’s Memoir” signed by the author, Melissa Ohden, who is the founder and director of The Abortion Survivors Network. Ohden of Kansas City was the keynote speaker at the Aspire Women’s Center’s Banquet for Life Tuesday at the Miner Convention Center...

Special programs SIKESTON — The 11th Annual Women’s Conference will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18-19 and 10 a.m. Oct. 20 at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Sikeston. Registration is at 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9:30 a.m.Saturday of the event. Lunch will be served after the service on Saturday of the event...